Research In Motion chief executive Jim Balsillie has said in an interview the company’s upcoming PlayBook tablet will cost under $US500.
Balsillie told Bloomberg the gadget will first be released in the United States during the first quarter, with a global launch to come in the second quarter.
In a separate interview with the Wall Street Journal, Balsillie said the company was not concerned about users moving away from BlackBerrys into other platforms, such as the iPhone and Android units.
“There’s always competition and evaluation for enterprises, [but] we still have a super strong base and it’s still growing… it’s going to grow faster with this tablet,” he said.
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